My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

Lin Mo's state surprised Yin Xue.

But she was too lazy to think about it.

Yin Xue flapped its wings and flew to Lin Mo's side.

"Now everything is complete."

She counted them using her little paws.

"With the Twilight Stone, Zhou Yue's sword, and the seven days that have passed, I can lend you my power."

She raised her head, her bloodshot eyes gleaming with excitement.

"This time, we can even challenge a demigod!"

Lin Mo stood on the mountaintop, looking down at the slope shrouded in mist below.

He shook his head.

"Almost there."

Yin Xue was taken aback: "What's missing?"

Lin Mo did not answer.

He simply raised the black sword and plunged it downwards.

The sword pierced the rock at the top of the mountain, sinking halfway in.

In the next instant, countless ghosts surged out from the sword!

They didn't appear one by one, but rather like a flood bursting its banks, like a cascading waterfall, sweeping down from the mountaintop!

Layer upon layer of translucent, eerie green figures, densely packed and overwhelming.

It spread wildly down the slopes of the Silent Mountain Range!

Ghost Falls.

Yin Xue stared wide-eyed as the ghosts swept past him, rushed down the hillside, and plunged into the thick fog.

Rushing towards those still waiting halfway up the mountain!

"What are you doing...?"

Lin Mo said calmly, "Let's try the effects of the Twilight Stone."

……

Halfway up the mountain.

Hood sat on the rock, closed his eyes, and continued to recover his strength.

His breathing had stabilized, and his complexion had returned to normal.

In a little while, he will be back to his peak condition.

When that man in black robes comes down the mountain, he can—

"grown ups!"

A terrified voice interrupted his thoughts.

Hu De opened his eyes and saw a young warrior he had brought with him staring wide-eyed, pointing up the mountain, trembling all over.

"What...what is that?"

Hood looked in the direction he was pointing.

Then his pupils suddenly contracted.

On the mountain, countless gray-white figures were surging down the slope!

They were so numerous they were like an avalanche!

"ghost!"

Someone screamed.

"It's ghosts! So many ghosts!"

"Run! Run!"

……

But it was too late.

The ghosts were incredibly fast, reaching them in the blink of an eye.

The three human soldiers standing at the very front didn't even have time to scream before they were completely engulfed by the ghost sea.

Their bodies froze on the spot, their eyes wide open, before they slowly collapsed.

The soul has been extracted.

Hu De's three companions were killed instantly.

"Withdrawal from the competition!"

Someone shouted loudly.

"Communicate with the secret realm using your mind! Withdraw from the competition immediately!"

As if waking from a dream, everyone quickly closed their eyes and used their minds to communicate with the rules of the secret realm.

Their bodies began to turn transparent, a sign that they were about to be teleported away.

Someone looked at Hood.

"Sir! You should also retreat!"

Hood did not move.

He just stared intently at the mountain, at the source of the ghostly sea, and at the vaguely visible figure in black robes.

His eyes were bloodshot, and the muscles in his face were twitching.

"That's my Twilight Stone..." he murmured, "That's the Twilight Stone I've been preparing for four years... That's mine..."

A brave warrior grabbed his arm: "My lord! Now is not the time..."

Hu De shoved him aside and rushed up the mountain.

"That's mine! I want my things back!"

He had only taken two steps when the ghostly sea engulfed him.

The hero watched as Hood's figure disappeared into the gray-white waves, his lips moved but no sound came out.

Then his body became transparent and disappeared from the spot.

……

Further down.

The lizardmen lay on the rocks, legs crossed, leisurely waiting.

"Why isn't that man in black coming down yet? I'm almost asleep."

"What's the rush? He'll come down eventually. Then, hehe..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the grayish-white expanse surging down from the mountain.

"What is that?"

All the lizardmen sat up at the same time, staring wide-eyed at the mountain.

That gray-white wave was spreading downwards at an alarming speed, swallowing up everything in its path.

"ghost!"

"It's a ghost! Run!"

The lizardmen scattered instantly and ran away.

Some ran down the mountain, some ran to the side, and some even closed their eyes and used their minds to communicate with the secret realm...

Those who ran fast managed to escape.

Those who run too slowly are caught up by the Ghost Sea and are directly submerged.

A few unlucky ones were hit by the ghost head-on.

He collapsed without even letting out a scream.

Lin Mo stood on the mountaintop, feeling the experience points rushing into his body.

More than double the number before.

And this is just the beginning.

……

The Ghost Sea continues to spread.

Following the Silent Mountain Range, it spreads in all directions towards the secret realm.

They traversed valleys, forests, swamps, and places where countless undead creatures lurked.

Wherever it went, the monsters howled in agony.

The contestants fled.

The heroes who were fighting the monsters suddenly discovered that their opponents had been stolen by ghosts.

The adventurers who were searching for treasure suddenly found themselves surrounded.

The resting groups suddenly realized that it was dark, and upon closer inspection, they discovered that it was being covered by ghosts.

"Withdraw from the competition! Withdraw from the competition! Withdraw from the competition!"

"What the hell is this thing?!"

"What on earth is going on?!"

……

The light of telepathic communication rose and fell, and one contestant after another was teleported out.

Some managed to escape by sheer luck, while others were too slow and remained there forever.

The entire secret realm was in complete chaos.

……

Lin Mo closed his eyes, feeling the experience points continuously flowing into his body.

The level is increasing rapidly.

Sixty-six, sixty-seven... the speed is faster than ever before.

Those female demons appeared beside him without his noticing.

They floated in mid-air, looking at the crazy scene below the mountain, and swallowed hard.

"This...this is terrifying."

"It's a good thing we chose to follow him in the first place."

"Otherwise, I'd probably be just like those skeletons now..."

……

The largest succubus looked at Lin Mo's retreating figure with eyes full of awe.

They had lived for thousands of years, seen countless intruders and powerful figures, but they had never seen anything like this.

One person, one sword, plunged the entire secret realm into chaos.

Following Lin Mo was probably the best decision they ever made in their lives.

Just then, Lin Mo spoke up.

His voice was calm, his gaze still fixed on the foot of the mountain: "Where is the most powerful beast king in the secret realm?"

The succubi were stunned for a moment, and it took them several seconds to realize that Lin Mo was asking them a question.

The largest female demon quickly floated forward and pointed in the southwest direction:

"Over there... over there. Scorched earth. There's an 80th-level Abomination Butcher there."

Lin Mo nodded.

His gaze remained fixed.

"Yes, go and kill him."

The succubi were stunned.

The largest banshee's lips twitched, she pointed to her nose, and her voice was full of uncertainty:

"Me? Go kill... a level 80 Abomination Butcher?"